Hello everybody. Thanks in advance for any advice.
I recently upgraded to a LinkSys Velop Wifi6 system (AX4200) to cover my house better. At the same time, I changed my Netgear Cable Modem/Router (C6250) to bridging mode, thinking that it did not make sense to have both the modem and the Velop acting as a router and I wanted to avoid multiple WiFi networks floating around. However, since then my connection has been flaky. Loading webpages can sometimes fail for example. Or if I go to YouTube it can sometimes take a few attempts to get a video to load. Once it loads, it runs great (which makes me think of a problem establishing the initial connection).
Am I doing this wrong? Do I need to the cable modem to run as a router too? On other websites I have read that this can sometimes cause issues with Mesh systems? E.g.:
What are the disadvantages of bridge mode?
A network bridge does not issue a public IP address, rather a MAC address, which could be an issue with a mesh Wi-Fi system, forcing you to brush up on advanced settings and port forwarding rules
I know the basics of networking but I am far from a guru - any help would be appreciated. The cable provider is Xfinity, if that matters.
Thanks,
Hans
EDIT: I should add that when websites fail to load, I often get a DNS error message.
I recently upgraded to a LinkSys Velop Wifi6 system (AX4200) to cover my house better. At the same time, I changed my Netgear Cable Modem/Router (C6250) to bridging mode, thinking that it did not make sense to have both the modem and the Velop acting as a router and I wanted to avoid multiple WiFi networks floating around. However, since then my connection has been flaky. Loading webpages can sometimes fail for example. Or if I go to YouTube it can sometimes take a few attempts to get a video to load. Once it loads, it runs great (which makes me think of a problem establishing the initial connection).
Am I doing this wrong? Do I need to the cable modem to run as a router too? On other websites I have read that this can sometimes cause issues with Mesh systems? E.g.:
What are the disadvantages of bridge mode?
A network bridge does not issue a public IP address, rather a MAC address, which could be an issue with a mesh Wi-Fi system, forcing you to brush up on advanced settings and port forwarding rules
I know the basics of networking but I am far from a guru - any help would be appreciated. The cable provider is Xfinity, if that matters.
Thanks,
Hans
EDIT: I should add that when websites fail to load, I often get a DNS error message.
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